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The site is on a hillside, and is accessible via rock-nasik dating sites steps. The cave complex comprises one hundred and nine caves, carved from the basalt rock and dating from the 1st century BCE to the 11th century CE. The oldest are relatively plain and unadorned, in contrast to later caves on the site, and the highly embellished Elephanta Caves of Mumbai.

Most of the caves were Buddhist viharas, meant for living, studying, and meditating. The larger caves, which functioned as chaityas, or halls for congregational worship, are lined with intricately carved Buddhist sculptures, reliefs, pillars and rock-cut stupas. A Brāhmī stone inscription at Kanheri, veranda of the Great Chaitya. Nearly 51 legible inscriptions and 26 epigraphs are found at Kanheri, which include inscriptions in Brahmi, Devanagari and 3 Pahlavi epigraphs found in Cave 90. Sateraka, a water-cistern, the meritorious gift. Kanheri inscription of Rudradaman I’s daughter”. 81, and in the Chaitya cave No.